Mia Andujar was a 7-year-old Black girl from Philadelphia described as joyful, curious and courageous. On the afternoon of November 3, 2024, she was inside a home in Juniata Park on the 3800 block of I Street when she and a toddler went into a bedroom where a visitor had left an unsecured handgun. Mia picked up the firearm and was accidentally shot in the face.

Police were called at about 2:30 p.m. Officers found Mia with a critical gunshot wound and she was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where she was pronounced dead at 2:39 p.m. Investigators recovered a firearm and determined the shooting was a tragic accident. Alan Nguyen, the visitor who left the gun accessible, was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, and recklessly endangering another person; he later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced in February 2026.

If anyone knew Mia or has information about the circumstances that led to the gun being left unsecured, please come forward.